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we heard barack obama do it. certainly. the hope and change thing is now benefiting the republicans this time. >> it transcended to their signage. >> more than election census, this is about the proper scope and actual confidence of governmentment. it will come down to a basic feeling that people have, who understands government better? >> i think that's fair. if you had a huge hurricane that affect eed sometimes -- >> for example. >> either positive or negative. they can get really angry that the response wasn't really big. or >> one other potential surprise this week, that final unemployment report coming out on friday. you're an economist. looking at the numbers right now, what are you expecting to see and how much difference will it make. >> we have seen over the last year and a half, one month's numbers don't seem to crack through the shell that much. that said, we had -- probably artificially too optimistic number last time, some rebound. but at the same time, the economy has been improving. i think most people are ex
we heard barack obama do it. certainly. the hope and change thing is now benefiting the republicans this time. >> it transcended to their signage. >> more than election census, this is about the proper scope and actual confidence of governmentment. it will come down to a basic feeling that people have, who understands government better? >> i think that's fair. if you had a huge hurricane that affect eed sometimes -- >> for example. >> either positive or negative....
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overall, obama scored more points. mitt romney probably was just, showing up and saying, lack i'm on the same stage as he is. i don't want to make any waves. i don't want to talk about war. i don't want to scare anybody. >> barack obama, got the commander chief passed in colors. i think he won. fairly clear. decisive and fairly clear. i don't think mitt romney hurt himself. i think barack obama may have helped himself a point or two in the course of the debate. >> and we'll be back right after this. i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. carry out their mission. carry out their mission. carry ou
overall, obama scored more points. mitt romney probably was just, showing up and saying, lack i'm on the same stage as he is. i don't want to make any waves. i don't want to talk about war. i don't want to scare anybody. >> barack obama, got the commander chief passed in colors. i think he won. fairly clear. decisive and fairly clear. i don't think mitt romney hurt himself. i think barack obama may have helped himself a point or two in the course of the debate. >> and we'll be back...
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obama's checkmate map. if he wins those three upper midwest states, if romney sweeps the board, you see it right there, president obama ekes out a four-point win which is why governor romney spending so much time on wisconsin. if you flip it around, even if it then president obama is able to hold on to one of the batt battleground likes nevada, romney's able to win 271-267. ohio becomes the path to. presidency for romney. he's further behind in wisconsin. >> no republican has been elected president without carrying the state of ohio since the republican party was founded in 1852. i would say thatonstitutes a pattern. and the reality is, even though it's arit metically possible for him to win, it's hard. it's arit metically possible. the truth is, what's happening in ohio, my view is, the in-state polls are a lagging indicator. today in the real clear politics, obama is ahead of two. well within the margin of error. in the three most recent polls, they're effectively tied. let me tell where you where we're h
obama's checkmate map. if he wins those three upper midwest states, if romney sweeps the board, you see it right there, president obama ekes out a four-point win which is why governor romney spending so much time on wisconsin. if you flip it around, even if it then president obama is able to hold on to one of the batt battleground likes nevada, romney's able to win 271-267. ohio becomes the path to. presidency for romney. he's further behind in wisconsin. >> no republican has been elected...
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president obama and governor mitt romney powering across the country. obama will travel to seven. romney, to five. and this razor thin race got even closer. every night we'll bring you a brand-new abc news/"washington post" poll and tonight the candidates are separated. look at this. just 0.07%. that's about 91,000 people out of an estimated 140 voters in this country. 14 days to go. it's "your voice, your vote" and abc's david muir is in the middle of the action in the swing state of colorado. david? >> reporter: diane, good evening from the rockies. i got to tell you it did not take long for both candidates to race out off that 2350i7b8 debate last night. in fact, on the tarmac in florida this morning, i was on a plane, passengers looking out the window seeing air force one waiting for the president. then the romney plane taxiing off. a real urgency with two weeks left and this race high. u.s. the mad dash to the finish line, the president and mitt romney with their final arguments. >> i am fired up right now. >> we want you to start voting right now. >> reporter: both candidate
president obama and governor mitt romney powering across the country. obama will travel to seven. romney, to five. and this razor thin race got even closer. every night we'll bring you a brand-new abc news/"washington post" poll and tonight the candidates are separated. look at this. just 0.07%. that's about 91,000 people out of an estimated 140 voters in this country. 14 days to go. it's "your voice, your vote" and abc's david muir is in the middle of the action in the...
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>> i have to say michelle obama. she really did a lot better. >> who do you think won the debate between ann romney and michelle obama. >> >> definitely ann romney. i think she's a classy lady. >> anything she said during the debate in particular? >> no, i just like how she looks. >> who do you think won the debate last night between ann romney and michelle obama. >> michelle. >> why? >> i love her. >> was there anything in particular she said that spoke to you? >> no, in general, i just saw a little bit of it, to tell you honestly, i had something else going on, so i didn't see the whole debate. >> reporter: that's because there was no debate. but voters have seen and heard a lot from both wives who are the not so secret weapons for each campaign. >> we got to keep working to fix this. we've got so much more to do. >> i love you women! >> reporter: and just this week, both willing to take on the unexpected. ann romney with the women of "the view." >> when he didn't think he was being heard, he said that he was not s
>> i have to say michelle obama. she really did a lot better. >> who do you think won the debate between ann romney and michelle obama. >> >> definitely ann romney. i think she's a classy lady. >> anything she said during the debate in particular? >> no, i just like how she looks. >> who do you think won the debate last night between ann romney and michelle obama. >> michelle. >> why? >> i love her. >> was there anything in...
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obama's job approval rating is now 49% among likely voters. which is the lowest since september, late september. even when george w. went for re-election his number never dropped below 50% among likely voters. so, to see if obama is re-elected it is going to have to go against history in the numbers statistically. >> the thing about history no republican candidate has ever won the white house without winning ohio. obama maintaining a narrowing lead in iowa. that really could prove to be pivotal. just imagine -- fast forward, november 6, you and i will be here, at our normal shift that night. they could still be counting the votes as we sit here early on the wednesday morning. that will be very interesting to watch. all that come in. but really, it seems to be right now florida, ohio, everyone is watching those two states. >> amazing it will come done to one or two states. >> few thousand votes. potentially. that's wild. >> make sure you vote, everybody. two teenage brothers are now charged with murdering a 12-year-old neighbor girl in southern
obama's job approval rating is now 49% among likely voters. which is the lowest since september, late september. even when george w. went for re-election his number never dropped below 50% among likely voters. so, to see if obama is re-elected it is going to have to go against history in the numbers statistically. >> the thing about history no republican candidate has ever won the white house without winning ohio. obama maintaining a narrowing lead in iowa. that really could prove to be...
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president obama's administration wanted troops to remain italian, as well. they just were unable to get a status of forces agreement so that's where he got -- >> they got stiffed by iraq. >> i'm a hard grader too. >> you are. so you just raised something. let's grade them on accuracy in the foreign policy debate. how accurate was what they said. mitt romney. >> "b" minus. >> "b." >> tough on mitt romney again, why? >> i just think all these things, it's the old adage accurate but not true styes. things aren't exactly right. >> what didn't you like about -- what did you find in error or slightly slippery in what romney said. >> well, i thought there were a couple of cases when he was talking about syria. when he was talking about we want to keep trying and just want to arm -- we want to arm some of the rebels but we have to figure out who they are. i just think there's so much nuance in these things. basically i hate giving these grades because -- >> i can tell. >> because there's so much nuance in this. it's really hard to give a definitive grade. matt has n
president obama's administration wanted troops to remain italian, as well. they just were unable to get a status of forces agreement so that's where he got -- >> they got stiffed by iraq. >> i'm a hard grader too. >> you are. so you just raised something. let's grade them on accuracy in the foreign policy debate. how accurate was what they said. mitt romney. >> "b" minus. >> "b." >> tough on mitt romney again, why? >> i just think...
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obama reached out to trick-or-treaters. he's not too thrilled about getting fruit from the health-conscious first lady last year. since it's an election year, this year, it's candy for everybody. we concur, mr. president. >>> mitt romney insists he will make jobs if he's elected to the white house. >> and there's one man who is banking on it. his name is mike cote, a dry wall hanger from new hampshire. but he is hoping his uncanny resemblance to hit will allow him to hang up drywalling and make a living as a romney impersonator. >>> the real president obama, who paid a surprise visit to a florida school on thursday, and a photo bomb was dropped right in the middle of his unexpected photo op. >> the commander in chief, the leader of the free world, hanging out with kids in delray beach, should be tough to upstage this. >> but this little guy managed to steal a kiss on the cheek of a classmate, a move that got the presidential seal of arrival. you have kids chewing on their shirts. >> my boy there is focus. well done, kid. >>
obama reached out to trick-or-treaters. he's not too thrilled about getting fruit from the health-conscious first lady last year. since it's an election year, this year, it's candy for everybody. we concur, mr. president. >>> mitt romney insists he will make jobs if he's elected to the white house. >> and there's one man who is banking on it. his name is mike cote, a dry wall hanger from new hampshire. but he is hoping his uncanny resemblance to hit will allow him to hang up...
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the only person in the room wearing a barack obama button. dave and his stepson, romney voters both agreed to watch with planned parenthood, at the beauty bar in denver. >> do you feel like you're watching the broncos game in an oakland raiders bar? >> pretty close. that's a good anolg. >> reporter: keep in mind these are folks who like most americans never step outside their comfort zone. dave lives in a sprawling suburb outside denver where the romney lawn signs far outnumber the obama ones. he listened to talk radio. >> rush limbaugh, hanty and fox news all right let's define some terms. what does liberal mean now? >> big government. probably bridges on socialism. >> reporter: travis and monesha, city dweller, talk raid i don't remember for them is on the left side of the dial. >> npr. >> npr. >> reporter: the word conservative, what does that mean to you? >> i think it's being comfortable with the status quo and being nervous about how that could change. >> reporter: they might as well have been watching the debate -- >> it is stronger no
the only person in the room wearing a barack obama button. dave and his stepson, romney voters both agreed to watch with planned parenthood, at the beauty bar in denver. >> do you feel like you're watching the broncos game in an oakland raiders bar? >> pretty close. that's a good anolg. >> reporter: keep in mind these are folks who like most americans never step outside their comfort zone. dave lives in a sprawling suburb outside denver where the romney lawn signs far...
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immediately after obama was elected, we saw two of the largest hate websites in the country crash. >> reporter: potok told us that by the late '80s, the klan dwindled to a few hundred. they now number closer to 6,000. >> white power! >> reporter: he believes they can be very dangerous. >> it's dangerous, not so much because a whole bunch of klansmen get together in a room and plan to murder 1,000 people with a bomb so, you know, it's the lone wolf characters that get frustrated with their leaders that break away, you know, one day, walk out of their house and start shooting. >> reporter: with that in mind, at a gas station outside of tupelo, the grand dragon appears. he is also known as steven howard, 31 years old, he says he's an iraq war veteran. he comes with a loaded pistol on his hip and tells me he's got serious ptsd. we agree to follow him to a remote location, where cell phone service is spotty. next to a trailer by the woods. they ask us not to photograph howard's 11-year-old daughter, but she is there, as is his wife, nicole, presiding over the food. between eating and targe
immediately after obama was elected, we saw two of the largest hate websites in the country crash. >> reporter: potok told us that by the late '80s, the klan dwindled to a few hundred. they now number closer to 6,000. >> white power! >> reporter: he believes they can be very dangerous. >> it's dangerous, not so much because a whole bunch of klansmen get together in a room and plan to murder 1,000 people with a bomb so, you know, it's the lone wolf characters that get...
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an appearance on "jimmy kimmel live," first lady michelle obama joked about the obama camp's turnout efforts. >> all right. >> time to vote. >> okay. >> get out there. >> reporter: as the campaign winds down, the race has taken a nasty turn. president obama in an interview with "rolling stone" magazine, joking about children in the election said, kids have good instincts. they look at the other guy and say, that's a b.s.er, i can tell. former bush administration secretary of state, colin powell, endorsed president obama because he's black. paula and rob? >> thanks, tahman. >>> overseas to syria, where months of violence have come to a temporary stop. the army has agreed to a four-day cease-fire for a muslim holiday. there's major loopholes in this agreement. the government says it will respond to rebel attacks and foreign fighters who might enter the country. >>> encouraging news this morning about the young pakistani girl shot and wounded by a taliban gunman. doctors say she is speaking and shows no signs of brain damage. great news. her parents are with her as she continues recover
an appearance on "jimmy kimmel live," first lady michelle obama joked about the obama camp's turnout efforts. >> all right. >> time to vote. >> okay. >> get out there. >> reporter: as the campaign winds down, the race has taken a nasty turn. president obama in an interview with "rolling stone" magazine, joking about children in the election said, kids have good instincts. they look at the other guy and say, that's a b.s.er, i can tell. former...
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obama has an embedded ground game. and romney is going to try to keep pace with, incumbency factor when it comes to the ground game apparatus in motion already. >> the next couple weeks spend $80 million combined in tv advertising. that money could be used. >> people always say that. imagine money on campaigns went to education, hunger, medical research. pick something. big bucks. have fun in the battleground states. bombarded for 13 days. police in suburban denver are removing evidence from the home of a teenage college student in custody for the kidnapping and murder of 10-year-old jessica ridgeway. abc's brandi hitt in los angeles with details. good morning. >> reporter: jessica ridgeway's family tells abc news they're glad an arrest was made. now they pray justice will prevail. the break in the jessica ridgeway murder case. the 10-year-old's family has been waiting for. >> we have made an arrest in the jessica ridgeway case. 17-year-old austin sigg is in our custody. >> reporter: austin sigg a community college stu
obama has an embedded ground game. and romney is going to try to keep pace with, incumbency factor when it comes to the ground game apparatus in motion already. >> the next couple weeks spend $80 million combined in tv advertising. that money could be used. >> people always say that. imagine money on campaigns went to education, hunger, medical research. pick something. big bucks. have fun in the battleground states. bombarded for 13 days. police in suburban denver are removing...
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president obama and mitt romney are hitting as many tossup states as possible today. we go live to washington. it's getting easy to predict where the events will hold events. these tossup states are where they're hanging out. >> reporter: there's only a handful of swing states. that's where youl find president obama and mitt romney from now until election day. >> we're starting here in ohio -- >> reporter: as time runs out and money runs thin both campaigns are picking and choosing their states wisely. it labels eight states as tossups. that includes iowa, stop number one for the president today. >> if you said you won't give a big tax cut to the wasn't thy but you're caught on video promising it would include the top 1%, then you might have rom knee sha. >> reporter: obama made his way west to colorado, another state up for grabs. later tonight he heads to nevada where romney held his first campaign event of the day. >> he's out of ideas and out of excuses. in november you're going to put him out of office. >> reporter: after nevada romney will end his day where the
president obama and mitt romney are hitting as many tossup states as possible today. we go live to washington. it's getting easy to predict where the events will hold events. these tossup states are where they're hanging out. >> reporter: there's only a handful of swing states. that's where youl find president obama and mitt romney from now until election day. >> we're starting here in ohio -- >> reporter: as time runs out and money runs thin both campaigns are picking and...
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>> i have to say michelle obama. she did a lot better. >> reporter: who won the event last night between ann romney and michelle obama? >> ann romney, classy wonderful lady. >> was there anything she said in the debate in particular. >> no, i look how she looks. >> who do you think won the debate last night between ann romney and michelle obama? >> michelle. >> why do you say that? >> because i love her. >> anything in particular she said that spoke to you? >> no, in general, just saw a little bit of it. >> reporter: that's because deb. voters have seen and heard a lot from both wives who are the not so secret weapons for each campaign. >> we have got to keep working to fix this the we have got so much more to do. >> i love you women! >> just this week, both willing to take on the unexpected. ann romney with the women of the view. >> at one point when you didn't think he was being heard. he said he was not sure he wanted to come on with us because we are high risk and sharp tongued. >> he said sharp and young. >> the
>> i have to say michelle obama. she did a lot better. >> reporter: who won the event last night between ann romney and michelle obama? >> ann romney, classy wonderful lady. >> was there anything she said in the debate in particular. >> no, i look how she looks. >> who do you think won the debate last night between ann romney and michelle obama? >> michelle. >> why do you say that? >> because i love her. >> anything in particular she...
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president obama leads among women. but among white, married middle-class women, romney is ahead by more than 20 points in our newest poll tonight. increasing that number could key the victory. romney speaking of women on the trail today in nevada -- >> i think of the single women right now raising a child or two or three, so that she could put a good meal on the table. >> reporter: and in the debate, a more moderate view -- world view -- >> we want a peaceful planet. >> reporter: a tone that might but, on the delicate issue of abortion, shifting tone, more challenging -- romney during the primaries -- >> do i believe the supreme court should overturn roe v. wade? yes i do. >> reporter: then, just this month, he told the "des moines register" -- >> there's no legislation with regards to abortion that i'm familiar with that would become part of my agenda. >> reporter: the president calling that shifting tone an issue of trust, today in iowa -- >> you can choose to turn back the clock 50 years on women and immigrants and
president obama leads among women. but among white, married middle-class women, romney is ahead by more than 20 points in our newest poll tonight. increasing that number could key the victory. romney speaking of women on the trail today in nevada -- >> i think of the single women right now raising a child or two or three, so that she could put a good meal on the table. >> reporter: and in the debate, a more moderate view -- world view -- >> we want a peaceful planet. >>...
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this time, it was president obama who was the aggressor. he took it to mitt romney time and time again. he did a lot of good among his base. he reminded him over and over again. he's the president. he is the one that's been in there. i think maybe he overcorrected at times. and mitt romney has found a way to show voters he belongs out there. >> over the next two weeks, where do both campaigns you think devote their resources in the critical final weeks? >> camp out in ohio. that's the one state that mitt romney can't win without. and it's the one state that president obama can deny mitt romney a victory by winning. the last couple of weeks that have seen battleground states polls tip toward mitt romney. mitt romney has stayed below 45%. president obama, 50%. that's the critical state in this election. >> all eyes on that state. abc news senior washington editor, rick klein. thank you for being here. >> thank you, guys. >> we'll have fresh reaction coming up on "good morning america" today. we'll talk with vice president joe biden and also r
this time, it was president obama who was the aggressor. he took it to mitt romney time and time again. he did a lot of good among his base. he reminded him over and over again. he's the president. he is the one that's been in there. i think maybe he overcorrected at times. and mitt romney has found a way to show voters he belongs out there. >> over the next two weeks, where do both campaigns you think devote their resources in the critical final weeks? >> camp out in ohio. that's...
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president obama, the aggressor last night. mitt romney struck a more moderate tone. >> contrast in strategies. but they were essentially in agreement on nearly every issue last night. that was striking. >> the polls give president obama a bigger win on cbs news. closer in cnn. the big question right now, was it enough to break the deadlock? we're going to hear from vice president biden and congressman ryan just ahead. >>> and 14 days to go. "your voice, your vote." and jake tapper is in boca raton, florida, with all of the highlights from last night's feisty debate. jake? >> reporter: good morning, amy. that's right. pundits and flash polls give the victory to president obama in the third and final debate, with everything on the line. the president clearly set out not just to burnish his commander in chief credit on the debate stage, but to discredit mitt romney's. >> what we need to do with respect to the middle east, is strong, steady leadership, not wrong and reckless leadership all over the map. >> reporter: the president
president obama, the aggressor last night. mitt romney struck a more moderate tone. >> contrast in strategies. but they were essentially in agreement on nearly every issue last night. that was striking. >> the polls give president obama a bigger win on cbs news. closer in cnn. the big question right now, was it enough to break the deadlock? we're going to hear from vice president biden and congressman ryan just ahead. >>> and 14 days to go. "your voice, your...
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president obama cast his ballot in illinois. he is the first president to vote before election day. >> it means you don't have to -- figure out whether you need to take time off work. figure out how to pick up the kids. and, still -- cast your ballot. if something happens on election day, you will have already taken care of it. >> ohio is the key piece in mitt romney's electoral map puzzle. no republican has won the white house without winning here first. bu the obama campaign says their organization and ability to turn out their supporters, will carry them to victory. karen travers, abc news, cleveland, ohio. >>> busy scene out there by karen. interesting development yesterday was that colin powell, arguably one of the most prominent african-americans in the country cam oe out and endorsed obama, did the same in 2008. asked about his rationale, one thing he pointed to was foreign policy. couldn't get a strong handle on where mitt romney stood on foreign policy. some flip-flops or ambiguous answers. again, backed the president.
president obama cast his ballot in illinois. he is the first president to vote before election day. >> it means you don't have to -- figure out whether you need to take time off work. figure out how to pick up the kids. and, still -- cast your ballot. if something happens on election day, you will have already taken care of it. >> ohio is the key piece in mitt romney's electoral map puzzle. no republican has won the white house without winning here first. bu the obama campaign says...
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president obama stopped campaigning today to meet with fema. mitt romney had to cancel rallies in the state of maryland a short time ago, calling off the first day of early voting tomorrow. and look at this tonight. it all comes as the latest abc news poll shows this is a dead heat, mitt romney, ahead of president obama by just one point, 49% to 48%. and with a race this tight, a big question tonight -- could the hurricane upend this final stretch? here's abc's senior political correspondent jon karl tonight. >> reporter: it's mother nature's october surprise. a storm so big and so destructive, it could throw the campaign's final week into chaos. >> the storm will throw a little bit of havoc into the race. >> reporter: for president obama, it meant canceling two upcoming events and visiting fema headquarters, vowing an immediate response to the storm. >> we're going to cut through red tape, we're not going to get bogged down with a lot of rules. we want to make sure we are anticipating and leaning forward. >> reporter: there are political stake
president obama stopped campaigning today to meet with fema. mitt romney had to cancel rallies in the state of maryland a short time ago, calling off the first day of early voting tomorrow. and look at this tonight. it all comes as the latest abc news poll shows this is a dead heat, mitt romney, ahead of president obama by just one point, 49% to 48%. and with a race this tight, a big question tonight -- could the hurricane upend this final stretch? here's abc's senior political correspondent...
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tonight -- first lady michelle obama. halle berry. and music from ciara. with cleto and the cletones. and now, no nonsense. here's jimmy kimmel! ♪ it's "jimmy kimmel live" >> jimmy: well, that's very nice. thank you. thank you, cleto. i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thank you for being here tonight. this is a big night and i'm glad you are enthusiastic because the first lady, michelle obama is with us tonight. [ cheers and applause ] i hope you don't have any candy, because she can smell it on you. [ laughter ] having the first lady here is a big deal for us. you know, we had lady gaga, we had lady antebellum, but this is the first first lady we've had on the show. the first lady is here on the show to encourage us to vet early. it's great, because it's important that everyone makes their voices heard. and b, on election day, you don't have to spend the morning inside an old lady's garage. you know, democrats are more likely to vote early than republicans. most republicans are opposed, because they believe that voting starts
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. >> our new poll comes as president obama and mitt romney blitz the battleground states. and with just 13 days remaining, romney is working to distance himself from another republican's controversial new comments. abc's tahman bradley has the story. >> reporter: the presidential candidates are storming battleground states in a final sprint to election day. the romney campaign, riding a wave of momentum may have hit a bit of a snag, as another republican senate candidate makes a controversial comment about abortion. richard murdoch was asked at a debate in indiana, whether abortion should be allowed in cases of rape or incest. >> i think life begins in conception. i think even if life begins in the horrible situation of rape, that it's something that god in >> reporter: democrats bounced, quickly launching a web video, painting murdoch as extreme. >> the republican party. >> reporter: and democrats point out that mitt romney is supporting him. >> will you help me elect this guy? >> reporter: the romney campaign wasted little time distancing itself from murdoch, saying gove
. >> our new poll comes as president obama and mitt romney blitz the battleground states. and with just 13 days remaining, romney is working to distance himself from another republican's controversial new comments. abc's tahman bradley has the story. >> reporter: the presidential candidates are storming battleground states in a final sprint to election day. the romney campaign, riding a wave of momentum may have hit a bit of a snag, as another republican senate candidate makes a...
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now for president a clear choice, president obama ended the iraq war. mitt romney would have left 30,000 troops there. >> reporter: really, that's the tip of the iceberg. we're expecting to hear quite a bit about china. another thing to keep a close eye on tonight because this is the last debate, you can expect both candidates will try to shift the focus back to domestic poll shy issues, things important to voters, like the economy. >> this race has really tightened up. take us through the numbers. what are we seeing as far as the polls are concerned? >> reporter: this is a very close race both nationally and in key battleground states. this is a cnn poll and shows the candidates are tied nationally at 47% f you move on to the key battleground states, it seems president obama has a slight edge and finally here in the key battleground state of florida, a little bit of a different story, romney having a one point advantage over president obama. if you put all of this together there's a lot of added pressure for the candidates going into tonight's third an
now for president a clear choice, president obama ended the iraq war. mitt romney would have left 30,000 troops there. >> reporter: really, that's the tip of the iceberg. we're expecting to hear quite a bit about china. another thing to keep a close eye on tonight because this is the last debate, you can expect both candidates will try to shift the focus back to domestic poll shy issues, things important to voters, like the economy. >> this race has really tightened up. take us...
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obama. both of whom said they get more nervous than the candidates at these debates. >> a lot of pressure also on tonight's moderator, bob schieffer of cbs news. the third time he's moderated a presidential debate. the focus on foreign affairs from lynn university in boca raton, florida. >> good evening from the campus of lynn university here in boca raton, florida. this is the fourth and last debate of the 2012 campaign brought to you by the commission on presidential debates. this one is on foreign policy. i'm bob schieffer of cbs news. the questions are mine, and i have not shared them with the candidates or their aides. the audience has taken a vow of silence. no applause, no reaction of any kind except right now when we welcome president barack obama and governor mitt romney. [ applause ] >> good to see you again. [ cheers and applause ] >> gentlemen, your campaigns have agreed to certain rules and they are simple. they've asked me to divide the evening into segments, i'll pose a questi
obama. both of whom said they get more nervous than the candidates at these debates. >> a lot of pressure also on tonight's moderator, bob schieffer of cbs news. the third time he's moderated a presidential debate. the focus on foreign affairs from lynn university in boca raton, florida. >> good evening from the campus of lynn university here in boca raton, florida. this is the fourth and last debate of the 2012 campaign brought to you by the commission on presidential debates. this...
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>> jimmy: mitt romney said that. >> barack obama. >> jimmy: so you're supporting barack obama. [ cheers and applause ] is there any way that mitt romney can win your vote back? is there anything he could do for you that would get you to vote for him assuming you can vote at 7 years old? [ laughter ] no? nothing. >> i don't know. >> jimmy: did you hear about that? >> i don't really listen to a lot of the media. a lot of times -- i didn't know we beat the republican convention, we tied the democratic -- didn't know anything about that. she's looking at the camera. >> jimmy: you looking at yourself on television? >> yes. she did at ktla this morning. >> jimmy: we saw that. you like being on television? >> yes! >> jimmy: you do. well, obviously you like watching yourself on television. >> honey boo boo! >> jimmy: what do you want to be when you grow up? >> tell him what you want to be when you grow up. >> so many things. >> jimmy: you pick as many as you want. >> golly. >> jimmy: what's the number one thing you want to be when you grow up? >> a teach er, a mama and a nurse. >> jimmy: a what
>> jimmy: mitt romney said that. >> barack obama. >> jimmy: so you're supporting barack obama. [ cheers and applause ] is there any way that mitt romney can win your vote back? is there anything he could do for you that would get you to vote for him assuming you can vote at 7 years old? [ laughter ] no? nothing. >> i don't know. >> jimmy: did you hear about that? >> i don't really listen to a lot of the media. a lot of times -- i didn't know we beat the...
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i should ask obama about that. the first lady will be a guest on our show tomorrow. she'll be here to -- to promote her new reality show, "america's next top lady." i'm excited to get a chance to interview her and excited about partying with her secret service agents after the show. fun guys. halloween is a week from tonight. are any of you planning to dress your ex up for halloween? really? not many. this is a dog name benny. benny was the star of the new york halloween dog parade and this is why. benny is pretty good, right? that's exactly what i look like in the seventh grade. so in case you're looking to mew mill yacht your dog, there's an idea. here's somebody i hope never to live next to. they put lights outside their house. this is a house in leesburg, virginia, did it for halloween. put 8,500 lights on the house and synced it up to exactly the song you think they would. ♪ gangnam style gangnam style ♪ woop woop gangnam style ♪ ♪ hey sexy lady woop woop woop gangnam style ♪ >> that's great for about 60 seconds and then -- [ applause ] >> i guess the
i should ask obama about that. the first lady will be a guest on our show tomorrow. she'll be here to -- to promote her new reality show, "america's next top lady." i'm excited to get a chance to interview her and excited about partying with her secret service agents after the show. fun guys. halloween is a week from tonight. are any of you planning to dress your ex up for halloween? really? not many. this is a dog name benny. benny was the star of the new york halloween dog parade...
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obama and romney still neck and neck. very interesting, did you know it's possible we could wind up with a president and mitt romney and vice president biden, it's true if there is a tie in the electoral college, the senate picks vice president and house picks the president. the senate leans democrat and house leans republican so presumably pick romney and biden, if that happens -- they should make them share an apartment if that happens. that would be great. romney and biden. a dog on every car and a foot in every mouth. overall -- [ applause ] thank you. last night's debate was more civilized than the last one. last night, the candidates agreed on a lot. >> to the governor's credit you supported us going into libya. >> it's wonderful that libya seems to be making some progress. >> we put in the toughest, most crippling sanctions ever. >> absolutely the right thing to do to have crippling sanctions. >> vie thchina is an adversary potential partner. >> we can be a partner with chi china. >> governor romney is right. >> i
obama and romney still neck and neck. very interesting, did you know it's possible we could wind up with a president and mitt romney and vice president biden, it's true if there is a tie in the electoral college, the senate picks vice president and house picks the president. the senate leans democrat and house leans republican so presumably pick romney and biden, if that happens -- they should make them share an apartment if that happens. that would be great. romney and biden. a dog on every...
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both governor romney and president obama have canceled events in virginia. one big impact right now. also, it's going to effect their effort to get out the vote. didn't have much effect on early voting in florida yesterday. it could complicate it in virginia and ohio. two other key states that will impacted. then finally, is this storm as bad as it seems to be right now, it could block out the closing arguments of these candidates. in the last nine days. >> in some ways this is the real october surprise. i wonder, if you're the president how do you manage campaigning, because his job is truly on the line here with governing and imagine perhaps a large disaster. >> you show that you're in touch. the president was already talking to the federal emergency management agency. he's returning to the white house tomorrow afternoon, as i said, cancelling some events. the biggest problem for the president right now, if he makes any mishandling of this storm could affect the final days of this race. more than any other factor. >> in nonweather news, a bit of surprise,
both governor romney and president obama have canceled events in virginia. one big impact right now. also, it's going to effect their effort to get out the vote. didn't have much effect on early voting in florida yesterday. it could complicate it in virginia and ohio. two other key states that will impacted. then finally, is this storm as bad as it seems to be right now, it could block out the closing arguments of these candidates. in the last nine days. >> in some ways this is the real...
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. >> reporter: in 2006 president obama signed the unlawful gambling enforcement act. despite this law and act, the law was never enforced. no one was prosecuted federally during the last two years of the bush administration or the first two years of the obama administration. the first arrest didn't happen until april 2011. that's when the founders of poker stars were arrested. they tried to circumvent the act by setting up fake companies that would accept money from players but on paper these payments were for goods like golf balls or jewelry. however, those products never did exist. the cases were resolved this summer. the owners, forfeiting3 billion in as sets in exchange for the charges to be dropped. brian kuebler, abc2 news. >> when news breaks, all you have to do is head to abc2 news.com/mobile to download. >>> two people were abducted at gun point and robbed in one of baltimore's wealthiest neighborhoods. now the search is on to find the person responsible. city police said she was headed to a car when three men grabbed her. >> they approached her at gun point.
. >> reporter: in 2006 president obama signed the unlawful gambling enforcement act. despite this law and act, the law was never enforced. no one was prosecuted federally during the last two years of the bush administration or the first two years of the obama administration. the first arrest didn't happen until april 2011. that's when the founders of poker stars were arrested. they tried to circumvent the act by setting up fake companies that would accept money from players but on paper...
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president obama took the next two debates. the polls show the polls tight are than ever. >> now that the debates are over, what is the final campaign strategy? >> reporter: it means they probably won't be spending a lot of time in maryland because they're putting the focus in the key battleground states. mitt romney in nevada and colorado. as for the president he's joining joe biden in ohio. that's where the president has the lead and he wants to keep the lead there. here's a couple of indications of what the weeks will be like. president obama will be in six swing states in the next 48 hours. when you look at the key state of ohio, combine all four candidates together, they have made 31 stops there in the past 30 days. ohio matters. >> all right. emily, great to see you. this may not be the most reliable indicator of who wins the election but based on halloween mask sales, there's a clear front-runner. spirit halloween said the mask of halloween has been outselling mitt romney's by a margin of 60% to 40%. the retail are as co
president obama took the next two debates. the polls show the polls tight are than ever. >> now that the debates are over, what is the final campaign strategy? >> reporter: it means they probably won't be spending a lot of time in maryland because they're putting the focus in the key battleground states. mitt romney in nevada and colorado. as for the president he's joining joe biden in ohio. that's where the president has the lead and he wants to keep the lead there. here's a couple...
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president obama arrived in palm beach county this afternoon where skies are blue but a debate storm is brewing. mitt romney seems to have some momentum, but our poll underscores a problem for him. one of the reasons this race remains so tight -- a majority of voters continues toty a president romney would favor the wealthy rather than the middle class. >> what he's selling is not a five-point plan. it's really just a one-point plan. folks at the top get to play with a different set of rules than you do. >> reporter: by contrast, 66% of voters think the president has done more to favor the middle class over the wealthy, and a majority says he better understands the economic problems people in this country are having. though some good news for romney. overall, he has a slight numerical edge in who voters trust to handle the economy. >> we cannot endure four more years, that's why we'll replace him in 18 days. >> reporter: the president also highlights the largest gender gap we've seen in this election. the president has a 14-point lead among women. >> when it comes to issues critical to
president obama arrived in palm beach county this afternoon where skies are blue but a debate storm is brewing. mitt romney seems to have some momentum, but our poll underscores a problem for him. one of the reasons this race remains so tight -- a majority of voters continues toty a president romney would favor the wealthy rather than the middle class. >> what he's selling is not a five-point plan. it's really just a one-point plan. folks at the top get to play with a different set of...
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president obama trying to rekindle the fire with young voters. while governor romney surges among voters like these. >>> attention shoppers. a new wave of thieves hiding stolen goods in a neck brace, a suitcase filled with stolen meat. a brazen diaper heist? making you pay more at the supermarket. >>> and, guess who? ♪ the patriarch of the addams family givings all halloween advice. our spooky "person of the week." ♪ the addams family >>> good evening. as we head into this weekend together, 66 million americans are bracing for impact. hurricane sandy, lumbering up the east coast and threatening to come ashore as an unprecedented superstorm. it means epic winds, snow, flooding rain from florida to the carolinas, maryland to maine. and the storm is so wide, it could cover two-thirds of the united states. the fierce winds at the center cover an area almost the size of texas. our extreme weather team is in the storm zone tonight and abc's weather editor sam champion starts us off right now from miami. sam? >> reporter: good evening, diane. tonigh
president obama trying to rekindle the fire with young voters. while governor romney surges among voters like these. >>> attention shoppers. a new wave of thieves hiding stolen goods in a neck brace, a suitcase filled with stolen meat. a brazen diaper heist? making you pay more at the supermarket. >>> and, guess who? ♪ the patriarch of the addams family givings all halloween advice. our spooky "person of the week." ♪ the addams family >>> good evening....
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hamilton county, the cincinnati area, obama won last time. bull here at a romney field office, they want it back. just listen. programmed phones dialing voters, some of whom are undecided. this volunteer with three phones ringing at the same time. you have three phones going at once here? >> i do. >> reporter: how do you know which one to pick up? >> well, you just listen. >> reporter: waiting for a voice, she says, waiting to convince an undecided voter. just miles away, there was an obama volunteer, his 14th day in a row knocking on doors. talking to a voter through their upstairs window. >> i'm going to vote. >> reporter: even stopping a guy on a bike. >> i haven't voted yet. >> you going to do it? >> i am. i want you to leave me alone about it. >> reporter: the stakes so high in ohio, the president even offering halloween candy. >> if anybody comes from ohio to the white house, they will get a hershey bar about this big. it will be like -- it will be huge. >> reporter: offering halloween candy to win here in ohio. both campaigns watching
hamilton county, the cincinnati area, obama won last time. bull here at a romney field office, they want it back. just listen. programmed phones dialing voters, some of whom are undecided. this volunteer with three phones ringing at the same time. you have three phones going at once here? >> i do. >> reporter: how do you know which one to pick up? >> well, you just listen. >> reporter: waiting for a voice, she says, waiting to convince an undecided voter. just miles...
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president obama and mitt romney faced off at lynn university. the candidates were forced to answer tough questions on foreign policy. >> reporter: this debate lasted 90 minutes and covered a wide variety of topics related to foreign policy. mitt romney and president obama sat side by side and that format didn't stop them from attacking each other. >> attack me is not an agenda. >> the world needs a strong america and it is stronger than when i came in office. >> reporter: in the third and final debate the focus was foreign pole say opportunitymitt romney to go over the president's record. >> what has happened is as we watch the rising tide in the middle east of chaos occur, you see al-qaeda rushing in. >> reporter: in a chance for the president to hit romney on the foreign policy credentials. >> i know you haven't been in a position to actually execute foreign policy, but, every time you offered an opinion, you have been wrong. >> reporter: the 90 minute showdown featured heated exchanges like this over the attack on the outs cons will -- consul
president obama and mitt romney faced off at lynn university. the candidates were forced to answer tough questions on foreign policy. >> reporter: this debate lasted 90 minutes and covered a wide variety of topics related to foreign policy. mitt romney and president obama sat side by side and that format didn't stop them from attacking each other. >> attack me is not an agenda. >> the world needs a strong america and it is stronger than when i came in office. >>...
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. >>> president obama and governor it mitt romney face off tonight. it's happening in boca raton florida. >> the outcome could turn out to one mistake any of these guys proven, they can say anything at any time. brandy hit has the details. >> reporter: it's the third and final showdown, in the debate at florida's lynn university, focusing on foreign policy. a topic that's drawn fireworks. president obama and mitt romney are expected to spar again over the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. iran will be a hot topic after the new york times reported the u.s. and iran agreed to one on one talks over the nuclear program. >> iran thinks they can go faster and harder. >> reporter: the white house denied a meeting is sets but added it's open to one on one talks. >> president obama has been preparing for the debate at camp david. mitt romney in florida. as we gave this advice during a football game between the press and staff. the president has a 5 point lead among registered voters. another poll shows the race is a dead heat, 47%. the candidates will be
. >>> president obama and governor it mitt romney face off tonight. it's happening in boca raton florida. >> the outcome could turn out to one mistake any of these guys proven, they can say anything at any time. brandy hit has the details. >> reporter: it's the third and final showdown, in the debate at florida's lynn university, focusing on foreign policy. a topic that's drawn fireworks. president obama and mitt romney are expected to spar again over the attack on the u.s....
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obama whose day job is calling. jonathan karl has details. >> reporter: mother nature's ro october surprise. >> the storm will throw havoc into the race. >> reporter: for president obama it meant canceling two upcoming campaign events and visiting fema headquarters. >> woe are going to cut through red tape, not get bogged down by a lot of rules. we want to make sure we are anticipating and leading forward. >> reporter: there are political stakes, a chance for the president to show decisive leadership or take the blame if the response is bungled. all told, 16 campaign events have been canceled. mitt romney canceled three in virginia. moving westward to ohio, where he met up with paul ryan. >> today when we get home put in our prayers the people who are in the east coast in the wake of this big storm that is coming. let's not forget those fellow americans of ours. >> reporter: the race as close as ever. a point dram titatized in the o ad tt the 2000 race was decided by 537 votes in florida. >> if you are thinking that
obama whose day job is calling. jonathan karl has details. >> reporter: mother nature's ro october surprise. >> the storm will throw havoc into the race. >> reporter: for president obama it meant canceling two upcoming campaign events and visiting fema headquarters. >> woe are going to cut through red tape, not get bogged down by a lot of rules. we want to make sure we are anticipating and leading forward. >> reporter: there are political stakes, a chance for the...
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. >> reporter: the latest poll shows president obama leads mitt romney 49% to 44%. that falls within the margin of error, so the state is up for grabs. >> what about the president. he's taking a different type of strategy. what was the approach today? >> reporter: he's in the middle of this whirlwind trip. this is a two-day trip. it was all about florida, virginia and ohio. the president did sound a bit hoarse from all these campaign events but he still went after romney and called out his economic vision. >> a plan to -- >> we're going to move on to another election store result an influential republican is giving his support to poafnlt former secretary of state colin powell announced his endorsement for obama. this isn't the first time powell supported the president. he also supported him in 2008. >>> all right, if you don't have a smart meter in your home, you will have one soon. bge is installing them but they are not without controversy. john matarese shows how some are playing hard ball with people who don't want one. >> reporter: smart meters are the wave of
. >> reporter: the latest poll shows president obama leads mitt romney 49% to 44%. that falls within the margin of error, so the state is up for grabs. >> what about the president. he's taking a different type of strategy. what was the approach today? >> reporter: he's in the middle of this whirlwind trip. this is a two-day trip. it was all about florida, virginia and ohio. the president did sound a bit hoarse from all these campaign events but he still went after romney and...
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while you were sleeping, president obama was campaigning. a nighttime rally in las vegas with katy perry. ♪ baby, you're a firework >> reporter: the third of the day, in as many states. where he continued to suggest mitt romney is not trustworthy. >> in the final weeks of this election, he's been counting on you to forget. he's hoping you come down with what? romnesia. he's hoping you come down with what we call romnesia. >> reporter: he visited "the tonight show with jay leno" where he addressed the comments made by richard mourdock, who said this in a debate tuesday, why he opposes abortion in the case of rape. >> when life begins in the horrible situation of rape, that is something that god intended to happen. >> i don't know how these guys come up with these ideas. let me make a very simple proposition. rape is rape. >> reporter: a position the president is trying to tie to mitt romney, with tweets, e-mails and this new web ad highlighting how running mate paul ryan also opposes abortion in cases of rape. campaigning in two states, mit
while you were sleeping, president obama was campaigning. a nighttime rally in las vegas with katy perry. ♪ baby, you're a firework >> reporter: the third of the day, in as many states. where he continued to suggest mitt romney is not trustworthy. >> in the final weeks of this election, he's been counting on you to forget. he's hoping you come down with what? romnesia. he's hoping you come down with what we call romnesia. >> reporter: he visited "the tonight show with...
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it was the last chance we had to see president obama and governor romney on the debate stage together. the topic last night foreign policy. and charley is at the live desk with a recap of the night. >> these two men were in close quarters sitting close to one another with the moderator bob she haver and president obama -- she haver and -- schieffer and president obama took the offensive while also criticizing governor romney for being "all over the map when his -- with his proposed policies" the two were much more reserved in the 90-minute debate. many analyst thought the terrorist attack on libya was the obvious first question but governor romney passed on the answer instead of hitting the president or the administration's response for the attack that killed four americans. men talked about a host of issues ranging from iran china and the u.s.'s ally israel but when it came to the topic of expanding or contracting the mill tarity president had this to -- military, the president had this to say noting it was about the changing times. >> we have fewer horse and bayonets because the nat
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. >>> neck and neck, mitt romney and president obama tied for a race that's completely up for grabs right now. lost in intense preparations as we count down for the race. >>> call on tape. stunning coverage of this as police dash camera is rolling. shockingly, he is okay. the tape is going wildly viral with the name "super pedestrian." ♪ we're never ever ever getting back together ♪ ♪ >>> and taylor swift in times square this morning as we're set to go one-on-one with the hottest star on the planet. her unprecedented two-day appearance begins right now. >> well, good morning, america. this is going to be so good! ♪ >>> in times square, "red," abdom and times square is so packed. take a look. taylor swift in times square. they've been lined up all weekend long to see taylor swift. >> you can see why it's shooting to number one on itunes. look at all those fans. we're going one-on-one. >> one-on-one with taylor swift. good morning, america, as you know, robin is home. we're glad to have amy robach here. tonight in boca raton, florida, there you see the table where mitt romney and ba
. >>> neck and neck, mitt romney and president obama tied for a race that's completely up for grabs right now. lost in intense preparations as we count down for the race. >>> call on tape. stunning coverage of this as police dash camera is rolling. shockingly, he is okay. the tape is going wildly viral with the name "super pedestrian." ♪ we're never ever ever getting back together ♪ ♪ >>> and taylor swift in times square this morning as we're set to go...
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.>> reporter: big bird made it into an obama campaign ad and mitt romney cried fouled. >> in the spirit of sesame treat the president's remarks are brought to you by the letter o and 16 trill one. >> reporter: the advise presidential debate joe biden was the top rising search one of the most popular phrases. >> that's a bunch of malarkey. >> reporter: in the second presidential debate mitt rom no coined a servable terms. >> binders full women. >> reporter: president obama topped that in the final debate. >> we have fewer horses and bayonets. >> reporter: horse and bayonets was the fastest rising search topping syria mali and rome. now they are part of the campaign lexicon. and they are a way potential voters are having a say what matters to them. in washington i am emily schmidt. >>> a busy two weeks for bowing candidates. -- both tan dates. prease -- both candidates. president so bamma plans trips to iowa colorado and nevada and will travel to florida and he will apair at a rally before heading -- appear at rally before heading to virginia. >>> governor rom mi going to hold campaign ra
.>> reporter: big bird made it into an obama campaign ad and mitt romney cried fouled. >> in the spirit of sesame treat the president's remarks are brought to you by the letter o and 16 trill one. >> reporter: the advise presidential debate joe biden was the top rising search one of the most popular phrases. >> that's a bunch of malarkey. >> reporter: in the second presidential debate mitt rom no coined a servable terms. >> binders full women. >>...
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president obama has been preparing for the debate at camp david. mitt romney in florida. he gave this advice during a football game. a new poll shows the president has a 5 point lead among voters. another poll shows the race is a dead heat at 47%. denied instead of circling each other, candidates will be sitting for what many consider a make or break moment. >>> we want top save money on our electric bill. we have a warning for you today. >> if someone shows up offering a home energy audit, don't fall for it. >>> a scam is hitting homeowners across the country. >> joce sterman has the details. >> reporter: debby wanted to cut back on her electric bill. when someone offed a home energy audit, she agreed. >> he presented himself as if he were an official welcomes w the state or city or local energy company. >> reporter: after a quick check of the attic, windows and doors , the auditor, turned on the hard sell and told the cats, they needed to buy a 4000- dollar solar blanket. >> i was mad that he misguided us. >> reporter: she was one victim of what the consumer federation
president obama has been preparing for the debate at camp david. mitt romney in florida. he gave this advice during a football game. a new poll shows the president has a 5 point lead among voters. another poll shows the race is a dead heat at 47%. denied instead of circling each other, candidates will be sitting for what many consider a make or break moment. >>> we want top save money on our electric bill. we have a warning for you today. >> if someone shows up offering a home...
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if president obama wins virginia, wisconsin and colorado and mitt romney ones the rest of the toss-up states, both would be tied with 269 electoral votes. the last time that happened and there wa
if president obama wins virginia, wisconsin and colorado and mitt romney ones the rest of the toss-up states, both would be tied with 269 electoral votes. the last time that happened and there wa
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with sandy bearing down, president obama and mitt romney are going through battleground states for every vote. in this down-to-the-wire race, how is it that both guys are so confident? >>> extreme shoplifting. caught on tape. look at this. a suitcase filled with $1,000 in steaks. this guy hiding items in a neck brace. how the thieves are now working in teams and making everything more expensive for you. ♪ happy birthday to you >>> and best birthday ever. we'll tell you how a mall worker managed to convince 1980s rock legend billy idol to play at his birthday party. this man went through extraordinary lengths, launching a two-year campaign to meet his idol. and we were there overnight, exclusively, for the big payoff. >>> you learn something new every morning on this broadcast. i had no idea ron claiborne was a big billy idol fan. >> i am, indeed. and justin bieber fan. >> who knew? >> thanks, ron. >>> good morning, everybody. we want to get straight to the big story this morning. that superstorm. abc's meteorologist, ginger zee, is in florida, tracking what could be a once-in-a-century
with sandy bearing down, president obama and mitt romney are going through battleground states for every vote. in this down-to-the-wire race, how is it that both guys are so confident? >>> extreme shoplifting. caught on tape. look at this. a suitcase filled with $1,000 in steaks. this guy hiding items in a neck brace. how the thieves are now working in teams and making everything more expensive for you. ♪ happy birthday to you >>> and best birthday ever. we'll tell you how a...
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the latest national poll finds mitt romney hitting 50%, leading president obama by three points. while narrowing the gap in several key battleground states. last night in ohio, president obama wrapped up a campaign blitz that spanned 6,500 miles and 37 hours. >>> and a horrific story here in new york. a nanny is in custody this morning, accused of fatally stabbing a 2-year-old boy and 6-year-old girl in her care. the children's mother returned home to find the children in the bathtub, as well as the nanny, who police say had turned the knife on herself but survived. no word, yet, on a possible motive for the stabbings. >>> there's new concerns on wall street this morning. the government is expected to report only slight economic growth in the last quarter. and that news comes just after apple and amazon.com reported disappointing sales. >>> overseas, remarkable news about malala yousafzai. she's the pakistani girl shot in the head by the taliban because she's an activist for girls' education. she was reunited with her dad in the hospital for the first time. and her doctors say ma
the latest national poll finds mitt romney hitting 50%, leading president obama by three points. while narrowing the gap in several key battleground states. last night in ohio, president obama wrapped up a campaign blitz that spanned 6,500 miles and 37 hours. >>> and a horrific story here in new york. a nanny is in custody this morning, accused of fatally stabbing a 2-year-old boy and 6-year-old girl in her care. the children's mother returned home to find the children in the bathtub,...
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and governor romney put the brakes on the campaign until sandy is tamed. >> reporter: president obama was a no-show to his own rally in orlando florida this morning. whist away on air force one to get ahead of the worst of hurricane sandy and to warn those in its p ath. >> when they tell you to evacuate, you need to evacuate. >> reporter: the white house eager to show the president looking and command released to photographs of him eating with advisers preparing for the storm. between his campaign and that romney had been canceled. two events went on without the president including one in youngstown ohio where former president clinton and vice president biden got a first- hand feel for the storm's winds. heavy wind and rain impacted early voting in ohio and other contested states, directly in the storm's path including two that also have early in-person voting. >> as analogous and is not scheduled to be back on the campaign trail until wednesday but that is subject to cancellation. diane? >> all right, jake. thank you and coming-of-age or medically story, hurricane sandy sings a might
and governor romney put the brakes on the campaign until sandy is tamed. >> reporter: president obama was a no-show to his own rally in orlando florida this morning. whist away on air force one to get ahead of the worst of hurricane sandy and to warn those in its p ath. >> when they tell you to evacuate, you need to evacuate. >> reporter: the white house eager to show the president looking and command released to photographs of him eating with advisers preparing for the storm....
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president obama has canceled an event in florida to return to washington, d.c. to monitor the storm there. and mitt romney has canceled events in virginia. also this morning, maryland has called off early voting. as for the race itself, our laters abc news/"washington post" poll shows mitt romney holding a one-point edge nationwide. it bears mentioning this is the first presidential race since 1960 in which neither candidate has exceeded 50% by this point. the battle ground shows that the race is tied in virginia. and the president is holding a four-point lead in the all-important state of ohio. >> and we have never seen a race this close for so long. let's get to the other hurricane headlines. >> thank you, george. and we begin by saying that sandy is something of a showstopper. the impending storm causing the cancellations of broadway shows. they were calling off performances for every show on broadway because the safety of heregoers is everyone's primary concerns. tickets purchased through ticketmaster will be automatically refunded. and box office tickets wi
president obama has canceled an event in florida to return to washington, d.c. to monitor the storm there. and mitt romney has canceled events in virginia. also this morning, maryland has called off early voting. as for the race itself, our laters abc news/"washington post" poll shows mitt romney holding a one-point edge nationwide. it bears mentioning this is the first presidential race since 1960 in which neither candidate has exceeded 50% by this point. the battle ground shows that...
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the rather add penetration under president obama, they sort of turned their head the other way, did nothing. the sec and these other organizations that were in place, supposedly the watchdogs for these institutions did nothing, and when the mortgage industry fell, everything else just followed suit. it's ent related. people loster that houses, their pension funds, their savings, everything all in a short part of a period of two years. >> former secretary of state condoleezza rice referred to education in the u.s. as quote the civil rights struggle of our day. do you agree with that assessment? if so, how do you address it. >> it's always been a civil rights struggle. i had the opportunity while i was doing to are sue my education, i had a chance it study the school system. it's always been a problem. my point of view -- i thought bussings with a dpd thing, but it enabled our young kids to get a better education than where they were. this has been a problem going on since the 1900's, going back that far. it's in the just now. it's always been a problem. now you have a bet are chance of getti
the rather add penetration under president obama, they sort of turned their head the other way, did nothing. the sec and these other organizations that were in place, supposedly the watchdogs for these institutions did nothing, and when the mortgage industry fell, everything else just followed suit. it's ent related. people loster that houses, their pension funds, their savings, everything all in a short part of a period of two years. >> former secretary of state condoleezza rice referred...
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afraid he might do something. [ laughter ] the debate was very structured tonight, because president obama and mitt romney went way over their time limits last week, they put safety measures in place for this one to make sure it didn't happen again. i think they got this idea from award shows. >> this is a president who has gone out and done everything he has said he was going to do. this is a guy who has repaired our alliances so the rest of the world follows us again. this is a guy who brought the entire world, including russia and china, to bring about the most devastating, most devastating -- ♪ [ applause ] >> the most devastating effort on iran to make sure -- >> jimmy: you know, he didn't even have time to thank his agent, which is a shame. "time" magazine released some never-before-seen photos of paul ryan today and they are great. this is one of them. it's happy national coming out day, everyone! [ applause ] wish he was at the debate dressed like that. the pictures were taken as part of a shoot if he was picked as "time's" "person of the year" photo. it looks like the after shot
afraid he might do something. [ laughter ] the debate was very structured tonight, because president obama and mitt romney went way over their time limits last week, they put safety measures in place for this one to make sure it didn't happen again. i think they got this idea from award shows. >> this is a president who has gone out and done everything he has said he was going to do. this is a guy who has repaired our alliances so the rest of the world follows us again. this is a guy who...
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is president obama's healthcare row form act the answer. mitt romney said if elected he will repeal and replace it. >> i agree with governor romney. this takes $17 billion out of -- $716 million out of med care and injects more bureaucracy into the healthcare arena. it will not make for better care. we have to start all over. >> thank you so much for the time today. >> this interview and all other candidates, did to our website on abc2news.com/politics and don't forget to vote. >> that is it for abc2 news at 6:00. >> we'll see you tonight right here at 11. >> have a good night. as a pastor, my support for question 6 is rooted in my belief that the government should treat everyone equally. i wouldn't want someone denying my rights based upon their religious views, so i shouldn't deny others based upon mine. it's about fairness. i support this law because it doesn't force any church to perform a same sex marriage if it's against their beliefs. and that's what this is about. protecting religious freedom and all marylanders equally under the la
is president obama's healthcare row form act the answer. mitt romney said if elected he will repeal and replace it. >> i agree with governor romney. this takes $17 billion out of -- $716 million out of med care and injects more bureaucracy into the healthcare arena. it will not make for better care. we have to start all over. >> thank you so much for the time today. >> this interview and all other candidates, did to our website on abc2news.com/politics and don't forget to...